Peter Pan Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bath for from 2 years 10 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 16:00, 4 days a week. £50.00 a day for 2 years 10 months onwards, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 1995, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 years 10 months onwards | £50.00 | £24.003 hour, 3 hrs | £8.002 years 10 months onwards |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.50 a session SnackChildren not eligible for Early Years Funding or attending for more
- £10.00 a week administration fee for non-payment of feesNon-payment of fees after a week
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours universal Early Years Entitlement for 3-4 year olds, 30 hour Working Family Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare. We can also accept 2yr old funding for families who are in receipt of additional support.
Worth knowing. No restrictions on when you can use your funded hours during the day/week. Snack charged at £1.50 per session (not mandatory during funded hours). 75p per funded hour voluntary charity donation (not mandatory during funded hours). Children in receipt of 2 year Early Years Funding: no extra costs payable unless they attend for more than 15.5 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Bath and North East Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bath and North East Somerset from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BA1 3EAWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 23 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a warm welcome to children and families at this friendly community pre-school. They quickly establish good relationships with children and get to know them well. This enables them to identify their individual learning needs and provide interesting activities and high levels of support. For example, children enjoy looking in the mirror to identify their features. They then carefully use cotton buds to paint self-portraits. Children are eager to learn and focus well in group activities, as well as when playing by themselves. They excitedly listen to the sound of the sea in a shell and experiment with which car goes fastest as they push them down a length of guttering. Staff use effective teaching techniques to extend all children's learning and help them to make good progress from their individual starting points. They use plenty of praise and acknowledgement to motivate children and build their selfesteem.
Staff provide an attractive and safe environment, where children feel secure.
Children move around with great confidence and make independent decisions, such as when to have snack. Staff ensure that there are clear boundaries and explain the importance of sharing and taking turns. Children respond positively and agree to let others use the trike they have been riding.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement existing measures more promptly to value children's diverse backgrounds and help them feel even more welcome and settled.
- 23 February 2024Good
- 25 April 2018Good
- 15 June 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Peter Pan Pre-School
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £50.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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